"An alchemist got poisoned-and by pills he refined himself, at that! Apparently, he lost his ability to perform. Hahaha, now that's entertaining!"
The plump shopkeeper laughed as he spoke, making no attempt to hide his delight at another man's misfortune.
Chen Lin felt certain that the force behind Ruyi House had a grudge against that alchemist. Otherwise, the shopkeeper would not have been so pleased.
That was actually a good thing. He had indirectly become entangled in a feud with that alchemist himself, so they could be considered allies.
Now Chen Lin understood why there was no Sweet Cloud Herb Juice left. Alchemist Lu had clearly bought it all up, because sweet cloud herb was a spiritual herb that enhanced virility!
As for why the pill formula for the God-Nourishing Pill called for such an herb, he had no idea.
He only knew that without this one spiritual herb, he could not refine the God-Nourishing Pill.
Without the God-Nourishing Pill, he could not use the Enlightenment Pill. Forcing himself to use it would have severe consequences.
Without the Enlightenment Pill, he could not quickly comprehend the methods of talismancrafting, which meant he could not produce Exorcism Talismans.
Each link depended on the next. With one missing, the entire process ground to a halt.
Without Exorcism Talismans, he would not only lose a way to earn money, but also a means of dealing with heretical entities. There were not many Exorcism Talismans in the market, either, so he could only buy a few.
According to Yuyang Zi, Exorcism Talismans were relatively difficult to craft. He was the only person in the Guyuan City branch of the Five Directions Temple who could make them, and he had plenty of other duties, leaving little time for talismancrafting. On average, he produced only a